Where South America’s race for coronavirus vaccines stands
The race for coronavirus vaccines is on across the world and South American policymakers are scrambling to catch up.
Amid a devastating second wave, governments are looking for help abroad creating openings for “vaccine diplomacy” in a global competition for influence, experts say.
“Latin American countries will vie for vaccines and medical supplies regardless of where they come from,” said Parsifal D’Sola, the founder and CEO of the Andres Bello Foundation, a think tank devoted to Chinese-Latin American relationships. “So far, developed nations have bought over 50% of the available vaccines, so Latin America will likely reach out to China and Russia to fill the void.”
POLITICO
Get the POLITICO Nightly newsletter
Email
Sign Up
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Presented by PL+US and Paid Leave For All
First In Nightly
GRASSROOTS STICK WITH TRUMP The recriminations came swiftly after Wednesday’s deadly insurrection at the Capitol, in calls for President Donald Trump’s impeachment and White House resignations that spilled over into today, David Siders writes.
Venezuelan Migrants Under COVID-19: Managing South America’s Pandemic Amid a Migration Crisis 17 December, 2020 - 16:20
Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Please refer to the attached file.
In a new report from the Latin American Program, “Venezuelan Migrants under COVID-19: Managing South America’s Pandemic Amid a Migration Crisis,” Jacqueline Mazza details the ways six South American countries have endeavored to include Venezuelan migrants in their response to the health and economic crises resulting from the coronavirus.
Surveying Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina the top recipients of Venezuelan migrant flows Mazza underscores the great variability in coverage for migrants in national pandemic assistance plans that included cash transfers, health care, housing, or job assistance. Acknowledging the major f
Venezuelan Migrants Under COVID-19: Managing South America’s Pandemic Amid a Migration Crisis
Format
In a new report from the Latin American Program, “Venezuelan Migrants under COVID-19: Managing South America’s Pandemic Amid a Migration Crisis,” Jacqueline Mazza details the ways six South American countries have endeavored to include Venezuelan migrants in their response to the health and economic crises resulting from the coronavirus.
Surveying Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina the top recipients of Venezuelan migrant flows Mazza underscores the great variability in coverage for migrants in national pandemic assistance plans that included cash transfers, health care, housing, or job assistance. Acknowledging the major fiscal and operational constraints on governments as well as the speed with which programs were put into place, Mazza nonetheless argues that failure to include migrants in many forms of assistance undermined the region’s ability to l
Venezuelan Migrants Under COVID-19: Managing South America s Pandemic Amid a Migration Crisis - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.